The Courage I Have Witnessed This Week!

Instead of talkIng about more problem ways of thinking, this week, I would like to digress and tell you about the courage and determination of a woman My Crew and I are working with who is battling her OCD , depression and severe anxiety to remedy her Hoarded home and save her children from being taken into care.

We worked together for 18 hours this week. She said many times how she could"t believe what she was able to do that she hadn"t been able to do alone. I admit I do have the best Crew in the world. Each person is compassionate, non-judgmental, and genuinely on the side of each person we work with.

We cleared an entire basement, sorted a complete very large backyard filled with possessions , identifying the special things, saying goodbye to the ones which were old friends and honoring them by passing them on to others who would use and appreciate them.

We laughed, supported the family through tears, reminisced celebrated successes, encouraged through fear and persisted across the finish line the family set at the beginning of the day!

You know who you are! Congratulations! It was an honor to be beside you through this struggle.part of this struggle!

Better Days ahead

Elaine Birchall and the Birchall Consulting Crew (Carden, Carlin, Matt, and Rachelle)

The Courage I Have Witnessed This Week!

HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU CATCH YOURSELF HAVING THESE OPTION ROBBING THOUGHTS?

ALL OR NOTHING THINKING:

That's right! It's BLACK or it's WHITE!

You're PERFECT or a COMPLETE IDIOT....and so by the way is everyone else!!

Things are RIGHT or WRONG and there's nothing in between!!!

The problem with ALL OR NOTHING THINKING is that life is lived in the shades of grey between right and wrong.

OUT OF CONTEXT....NOTHING is:

• true or not true....



• right or wrong......



• possible or impossible........

RIGID THINKING:

You and only you know what is right.....you feel resentful when others won't agree with you and CONTINUALLY try to prove that you are right. The problem is you also expect others to change their point of view and actions if you just pressure and persist enough.

What you miss / lose with rigid thinking is the ability to change your mind when more or better information becomes available...you've pushed everyone into the corner so much that pride won't let you admit you didn't have all / enough information...or you've defended your opinion so long and hard...you've come to believe it is the ONLY way to feel.

With VERY few exceptions there is no right and wrong about a situation...ther's just the differing way different people see and feel about it.

STAY TUNED......MORE TO COME LATER THIS WEEK.

Hi Everyone I'm Back!

What a rough ride it has been!!!

Hacked 3 times in 2 and a half months...Malware sneakily deposited among all of the great information I was trying to give all of you.

Just goes to show you Hoarding is definitely NOT the worst thing people do.

It is great to be back and I am waiting for all of you to drop by and share your experiences and well as your wisdom bourne of hard work to
"Take Back Your Life When Your Things Are Taking Over"

All the Best to Each and Everyone of You
Stay tuned I will be updating this Blog we will create together every week by Monday morning.

Cheers and better Days Ahead....

Elaine Birchall